Under the Child Care and Early Years Act, the Cochrane District Services Board, Children’s Services Department manages the funding for the provision of a variety of programs, including:
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES (EarlyON Child & Family Centres /BEST START HUBS)
WAGE ENHANCEMENT
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
CAPACITY BUILDING
TRANSFORMATION
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
CHILDCARE PLANNING
INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROGRAM
The CDSB currently has a service agreement with 16 agencies that provide a variety of services within the District including licensed child care, private home child care, special needs resourcing, before and after school recreation programs, and EarlyON Child & Family Centre programs. In addition the CDSB directly operates the Northern Treasures Licensed Home Child Care program. We are the service system manager for Early Years within the District!